Hindu Theatre (Part 2)

V. Raghavan

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Hindu Theatre (Part 2)

By V. Raghavan

Vol. 9 · No. 4December - 1933pp. 991–994English

Hindu Theatre Architecture

Summary

Continuing the debate on ancient Indian stage terminology, this note addresses R.C. Majumdar’s comments on the Hindu theatre and the stage parts called rāṅgaśīrṣa and rāṅgapīṭha. The author reiterates his position that textual evidence from the Nāṭyaśāstra and its commentaries supports the existence of distinct parts of the stage. He acknowledges that the text is corrupt but argues that dismissing the commentaries as unreliable is unwarranted. He emphasises that reconstructing Bharata’s theatre requires synthesising the various readings and considering archaeological evidence. The note also touches on chronological debates about historical figures mentioned in earlier articles, demonstrating how interpretations of texts affect historical conclusions.

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Conclusion

The second part reaffirms that careful textual criticism and consideration of commentarial literature are necessary to understand the design of the ancient Hindu theatre. The debate highlights how philological disagreements inform broader historical interpretations.

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People

Mr. Mankad
Mr. Ghosh
Manomohan
Miss Eetkar
A, K. Cocmaraswamy
Yasomati 3
Harsa 42
R. C. Maronpar

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Banskhera
Madhuban 4

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Hindu Theatre

Dynasties, sects & groups

Yadomati

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Vol. 9 · No. 4

829–834Kalidasa in ChinaLouis Finot 835–853Vamana's Theory of Riti and GunaPrakash Chandra Lahiri 854–865Krsna and JarasandhaSadashiva L. Katre 866–871The Rise of Najib-ud-daulaJadunath Sarkar 872–879The Architecture of the Taj and its ArchitectShyam Chand Mukherjee 880–885The Puranic Traditions - (about earlier homes and migrations of the Indian Aryas)Narayana Tripathi 886–897The Origin of the MalpahariasSasanka Sarkar 898–911Some Sanskrit Texts on PaintingV. Raghavan 912–922Two Types of Subjectivism in Monistic VedantaMakhanlal Mukherji 923–929The Date of KarkacaryaG. B. Makoday 930–933Literary Reference to SamudraguptaRamesh Chandra Majumdar 934–942An almost Contemporary Account of Mahmud's Invasions of IndiaSri Ram Sharma 943–947Daspalla Copper-Plate AgreementBinayak Misra 948–950King Narasimha of Gaunda and the study of the Mahabhasya in BengalJogendra Chandra Ghosh 951–956Early History of the Gahadavala DynastyDhirendra Chandra Ganguly 957–966Epigraphic NotesDineshchandra Sircar 967–968The Art of Pantomime in KeralaC. S. Srinivasachari 969–972The Dasas of the Karnatak CountryS. Hanumantha Rao 973–977Hindu Theatre (Part 1)D. R. Mankad 978–979AryadevaVidhushekhara Bhattacharya 979–980Sankaracarya and DharmakirtiVidhushekhara Bhattacharya 981Sankara's Reference to a Buddhist PassageVidhushekhara Bhattacharya 981–983A so-called Convention of the Hindu DramaMano Mohan Ghosh 984–986Varahamihira and BuzurjmehrAdinath Neminath Upadhye 987–988Syntactic Position of the Preposition in ArdhamagadhiAdinath Neminath Upadhye 989–991Vainyagupta DvadasadityaRamesh Chandra Majumdar 991–994Hindu Theatre (Part 2)V. RaghavanCurrent article 995–1003The Seventh All-India Oriental ConferenceP. C. Bagchi 1004–1030ReviewsBatakrishna Ghosh, Edward J. Thomas 1031–1039Select Contents of Oriental Journals 1041–1042Addendum: Some Sanskrit Texts on PaintingV. Raghavan

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